Cut back, your majesty. One’s all in this together

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If the Queen has been told to ease back on household spending, why are they recruiting someone to run the royal bath?

At last, some proof that we are “all in this together”. The Queen has been told to cut spending and raise cash for her £50 million household repair bill by renting out Buckingham Palace for special events. What a brilliant idea. Imagine all those super-rich Russians jostling to book the Throne Room for little Stanislav’s fifth birthday party at £999 a head including royal-themed party bags and on-site clown. No, not Prince Andrew — shame on you.

It needn’t end there. Short-term cashflow needs could be met by erecting a trestle table on The Mall and flogging ornaments, shoes and Tupperware